New Pattern of Cat 2014!!!

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/entrance-exams/CAT-2014-notification-out-with-majo


http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/entrance-exams/CAT-2014-notification-out-with-majo...

50 questions in Each section.

Total time alloted is 170mins.


The CAT 2014 will be conducted only for two days this year i.e. on November 16 and November 22

Don't know how this pattern is supposed to be easier for us now. 

As we can switch between the sections, the pressure will ease.

Doesn't anyone feel appalled that all of this year's CAT aspirants are guinea pigs for a new exam pattern ! 

Based on their findings this year, they might adopt or ditch this pattern !

This is an untested approach. The IIMs should not be allowed to be so callous towards students, we should definitely make your voices heard.

IIMs can't take students for granted, and experiment as they please with funky exam patterns.

Don't know how to prepare now. I'm totally confused. Not sure as to what I should focus on. Does anyone else feel the same? 

hey puyss hav a doubt..!!! can some1 tell will there be any chnge in questn types in term of difficulty..? 

im asking this ques bcz accrdng to 2dys notice there will 100 ques to ans in 170mints, tht is 1.7mint/ques.. while lst tym we had arround 2.3mint/ques... 

so will thre be any chnge in pttrn... if any1 cmes to knw frm thre prep institutesplzzz shre...!! 😁

the first patter was much more better than this!

can anyone pls tell me, what strategy we should apply now as we have only 1.7 min to solve a single ques? which areas we should prepare well? 😛

should I prepare for grammar questions too because only 2questiona come now can we except increase in no. Of grammar question...please help how to prepare VA section now??


MY analysis of CAT 2014 pattern:

10 Things you might want to know about CAT 2014:


1. 50 qns in each section - so question setters have liberty to choose from 2 or 3 qns from each chapter in QA.

2. As questions have gone up, though time has not increased proportionately - % of easy and medium  difficulty level questions may go up.

3. Key lies in selecting right questions.

4. Less time for second go-through of paper.

5. Since there is no separate time limit for both the sections - it gives advantage for most of the candidates to maximize their overall score to an extent. But this might also be on disadvantageous side if a candidate spends more time in a section(sucking you into a blackhole) - thereby decreasing your other section's percentile.

6. Navigating b/w questions of different section might result in drop in concentration level and consume unnecessary time. So bookmarking strategy has to be taken care.

7. Only 4 slots on  2 days - So No Normalization 😃

8. Exam in the middle or end of November - So more time to prepare. But remember - Entire Country has this Advantage 😉

9. Result out by 3rd week of December - Advantageous for students who scored less in CAT which motivates for XAT (or the other way round)

10. More Test Centers - No need of starting early in the morning for Morning slot to go to some Remote Location (I heard TCS has a good network of Test Centers)

Note : Above analysis is purely based on my opinion and subject to change with the actual CAT.



What about the pattern of the AIMCAT now?
NEW CAT 2014 pattern or wat ?

Seems that i have wasted my money by subscribing to TIME AIMCAT series:(


Any Coaching centre/Test series  planning to conduct full 20 odd mocks based on new pattern ??


CAT 2014 date has been declared with certain changes in schedule. You can check the update here

http://theeducationcentre.blogspot.in/2014/07/cat-2014-exam-date-out.html


Can anybody please give the contact number of TIME Head office?

I am a 2012 graduate with work ex of around 2 years, left my job so as to prepare for CAT 14. I've joined TIME Nagpur in March this year, and now realized it as the biggest mistake i've made. So far in these 5 months, only 2 units of Quants have been completed. DI and LR are still in handouts..Every week a new batch is starting and all these are merged in a single class.. 

IMS website says  "SimCAT 1 & 2 are now available in the new CAT software"

what does that mean? where are these tests available??


I have not joined any institute till date for the mock tests.Now that the new pattern has been announced,which institute should one join to take the mock tests?


Cat 2014 Website.

https://iimcat.ac.in/EForms/Mock/Web_App_Template/756/1/index.html?1@@1@@1


where can i practice questions in new format from? Any websites?

where will i get information about new fomat? pls help.